and it's $3 billion more than washington, d.c. growth for contracting in fairfax county has been explosive to back in 1980 federal contracting dollars totaled just $1.7 billion. why is nova been such a big draw for federal contracting dollars and the big salary jobs that come with them? one word for you. dulles. the international airport provides easy access to washington on its limited access highway. dulles also provides connections to both national and international markets. but it's already been feeling effects of the soft economy. the recent recession left many commercial buildings vacant. if more businesses go under, that means more vacancies, more job losses, possible new foreclosures, and tax revenue to the state could take a dive as well. that is where we see these ripple effects happening. >> a lot of big contracts. that makes a huge impact around here. absolutely. >> thanks, jess. >>> superstorm sandy is widely thought to have slowed the u.s. job growth last month. the only question is how much. an answer is expected to